Reunions with players who previously starred for a team can be a tricky situation often fraught with risk. This is something which the Seattle Mariners can attest to with a couple of recent examples, in Eugenio Suárez and Mitch Haniger.
Suárez's return this past season was one filled with anticipation, due to the combination of reuniting with a popular player and serving as proof that ownership was fully invested in improving the roster. Unfortunately for the Mariners, he struggled during his second tour of duty in Seattle, highlighted by a .189 batting average and .682 OPS which would have projected to the worst and second-worst of his Major League career over a full campaign.